Taking a walk - twice

I want to recommend two picture books about taking a walk with mommy.

"Jonathan and his mommy" tells the tale of a boy taking a walk through his neighborhood with his mother. It isn't just a regular walk. They take GREAT BIG GIANT STEPS. They walk in itsy bitsy baby steps. And there are so many other fun ways to walk down the street! The affection between he and his mom as they travel around the neighborhood is evident. My daughter often has to be read this book twice at nap time. It is by Irene Small-Hector.

"Will you carry me?" by Heleen Van Rossum is a book I picked out because my daughter wants "up" so often. Thomas has been playing hard at the park all morning and now that it is time to go home he wants to be carried. His playful mother comes up with a number of ways to get home that encourage him to do it himself. You see them jumping through the park, "swimming" past the school and more. The pictures are wacky and as playful as the story.